Filmmaking, Creativity and Storytelling through teaching (1 week in Thessaloniki)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Dates

2025: 17.02.2025 – 22.02.2025 | 19.05.2025 – 24.05.2025 | 13.10.2025 – 18.10.2025

2026: To be announced (Ask for dates)

Intro

An intensive course for teachers, youth leaders and educators in all disciplines.

A course for educational and vocational training inspectors, head teachers, teacher trainers, English language teachers of all backgrounds, pedagogical or guidance advisors.
This one-week course will focus on the techniques and theory through practice in the way we are using our creative thought to produce interesting stories and films. During the course of this seminar the participants will learn how to create interesting stories using Aristotle’s model of tragedy and how to create a script. In the second part of the workshop the participants will begin to create their own projects (fiction, documentary or experimental) and will learn the way to use their mobile phones in order to create high quality footage. In the last part of the workshop the participants will edit their films and present their work.

OBJECTIVES

The aim of this hands-on course is for the participants to learn how to create interesting and technically sufficient films with their mobile phones. Also, the participants will learn how to use this knowledge in order to use it as a tool in their teaching activities or in their professional workspace. Skills like scriptwriting, filming and editing are tools that are extremely useful today regardless the discipline of your profession.

MODULES AND COURSE SCHEDULE

Each teaching day lasts consists of a theoretical talk and a practical workshop. Workshops are designed to put into practice the elements discussed and taught in the theoretical part. The precise length of each section will vary by topic. Notes and handouts will be given each day, and participants will have the opportunity to develop their own materials within the workshop section of the course.
– Module 1: Introductions and an in-class seminar on Story and Creativity, followed by practical exercises exploring Creativity and Story.
– Module 2: Participants will learn the way to create interesting scripts using Aristotle’s model and the theories of Campbell and Vogler.
– Module 3: Participants start the development of their stories in response to the previous workshops.
– Module 4: Technical training on mobile shooting. Participants start shooting their short films on location.
– Module 5: Participants learn how to edit their films and this is followed by screenings and discussion.

Follow-up:

Attendees will receive handouts and self-evaluation forms as well as feedback forms on the course itself. Social networking will be set up to maintain contact after the end of the course and continue any discussions begun during the course, as well as to exchange feedback on how the skills taught in the course are being implemented.
Additional modules are available for subject- and issue- specific topics, and these can be delivered at a later date or via webinar.

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Destination:

Thessaloniki – the heart of northern Greece. Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece, considered the co-capital of the country. It’s the place the heart of Northern Greece beats since antiquity. It served as an economical and commercial centre for many years and has rapidly developed, mostly because of its geographical location.

A stroll around the city instantly reveals its rich history. The Old Town, the Castle of Heptapyrgio, the Rotunda, the emblematic White Tower built during the Ottoman rule are just a few of the city’s famous monuments that will please every culture and history enthusiast.

Nowadays it is considered a business hub for the Balkans as it hosts several conferences and major exhibitions including the Thessaloniki International Fair. In 2021 it was acknowledged as the first Greek city to join the UNESCO Network of Gastronomy.

Thessaloniki is the city people love to visit for its culture, cuisine, and hospitality.